The documentary "American Commune," offering a moving and personal peek inside the U.S. counterculture movement, gets the spotlight as the 24th annual New Orleans Film Festival enters its penultimate day. Here's the scoop on it and other noteworthy films, as well as the full schedule for Day 7:

Directors Rena Mundo Croshere and Nadine Mundo offer a backdoor documentary history of the American
counterculture by telling the story of what by 1980 had become its largest
commune, known simply as The Farm. (And whose outreach arm, incidentally, was
among the first volunteer groups to respond with humanitarian aide following
Hurricane Katrina.) Here's the catch, though: The Mundos grew up on The Farm
before their family left it when they were about 9 years old. And so while
"American Commune" tells the story of the deferral of 1960s ideals, it also
doubles as an intimate personal history, one filled with nostalgia as well as
admissions of shame at their "hippie" upbringing. What it ends up being,
however is uplifting and -- OK, I'll say it -- groovy stuff.

"A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas," 8:45 p.m.,
Contemporary Arts Center. Jessy Cale
Williamson directs a documentary about the late, great New Orleans concert
venue that hosted the likes of Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Who, Bob Marley and
more.

"Skook," 9:45 p.m., Canal Place. The winner of this year's prize for best narrative feature at the festival gets another screening. Directed by Connor Hurley, it's a drama about a young woman whose life becomes complicated when she develops a relationship with the guy who haunted her back in high school.

What: The 24th annual New Orleans Film Festival,
an eight-day celebration of film, featuring screenings, panel discussions,
workshops and parties, all organized by the New Orleans Film Society.

When: Events daily, through Thursday, Oct. 17.

Where: Venues throughout the metro area, including
the Prytania Theatre, The Theatres at Canal Place, the Chalmette Movies, the
Contemporary Arts Center and the Civic Theatre.

Tickets: On sale now at Neworleansfilmsociety.org
and at the Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
through Thursday, Oct. 17. Box offices at individual venues will be open for
sales an hour before screening time. Tickets to the opening-night and
closing-night selections of "12 Years a Slave" and "Bayou Maharajah"
are $20 ($15 for New Orleans Film Society members). All other screenings are
$10 ($8 for members). Six-film passes are $55 to $60 ($45 to $50 for members),
and All-Access passes are $150 ($125 for members).